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Key: Am
β« Verse 1:
C G
I am someone who until recent events
Am
You shared your secrets with
F C
And your location, you forgot to turn it off
G Am
And so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog
F
And pierce new holes in my heart
C
You forgot to turn it off
G Am F
And it hits me, I just don't understand
β« Chorus:
C G
How you don't miss me in The Black Dog
Am F
When someone plays The Starting Line
C G
And you jump up but she's too young
Am F
To know this song that was intertwined
C G Am F
In the magic fabric of our dreaming
C G Am F
Old habits die screaming
β« Verse 2:
C G
I move through the world with a heart broken
Am F C
My longings stay unspoken and I may never open up the way I did for you
G Am
And all of those best laid plans, you said I needed a brave man
F C
Then proceeded to play him until I believed it too
G Am F
And it kills me, I just don't understand
β« Chorus:
C G
How you don't miss me in the shower
Am F C
And remember how my rain soaked body was shaking
G Am F
Do you hate me? Was it hazing for a cruel fraternity?
C G Am F
I pledged, and I still mean it
C G Am F
Old habits die screaming
β« Bridge:
Am F C
Six weeks of breathing clean air, I still miss the smoke
Am
Were you making fun of me with some esoteric joke
F C
Now I wanna sell my house and set fire to all my clothes
G
And hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons
C
Even if I die screaming
F C
And I hope you hear it
β« Chorus:
C G
And I hope it's shitty in The Black Dog
Am F
When someone plays the starting line
C G
And you jump up but she's too young
Am F
To know this song that was intertwined
C G Am F
In the magic fabric of our dreaming
C G Am F
'Cause tail between your legs, you're leaving
β« Outro:
C G Am F
I still can't believe it
C G Am F
'Cause old habits die screaming
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- The Black Dog (Ver2) (Chords)
- The Black Dog (Ver3) (Chords)
Song History
Published: April 20, 2024
Last Updated: February 8, 2026